Individual Details
Isaac Michael VAN BIBBER
(2 Feb 1725 - 10 Oct 1774)
Customers at the Greenbrier trading post of Sampson & George Matthews included: Isaac Van Bibber 6-1771 & 10-1772. Those who paid with deerskins were Isaac Van Bibber, who killed the most deer, & Joseph & James Davis. Van Bibber selling at least 230 deerskins. Davis' sold more than 100 deerskins.
In 1774, Isaac Van Bibber, an Old Side Baptist Minister, served in the Southern Division of General Andrew Lewis, under command of Colonel Charles Lewis. Isaac was wounded in the Battle of Point Pleasant, on October 10, 1774, he died about 30 hours later, making his actual death date as October 11, 1774. He was buried beside Colonel Charles Lewis, & later moved, along with others, that were killed in the battle, to a nearby resting place.
Isaac had several young children and his loss would cause the breakup of the family. His widow (Sarah) remarried and his son Isaac Jr. would live with the famous Daniel Boone. Kanawha Co., VA records indicated that another son, Matthias, was raised by Isaac's brother Peter Van Bibber.
An inventory of his possessions is found in Botetourt County, Virginia, his widow, Sarah (Davis) Van Bibber, administrator. Journal of the Greenbrier County Historical Society, Volume 4, No. 4. L. C. Draper's MMs, Volume 5, The Boone Papers, Letter of the Van Bibbers. History of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Otis Rice, page 102. --Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Volume 3, No. 7, May 1999. (August 24, 2001) ***
In 1774, Isaac Van Bibber, an Old Side Baptist Minister, served in the Southern Division of General Andrew Lewis, under command of Colonel Charles Lewis. Isaac was wounded in the Battle of Point Pleasant, on October 10, 1774, he died about 30 hours later, making his actual death date as October 11, 1774. He was buried beside Colonel Charles Lewis, & later moved, along with others, that were killed in the battle, to a nearby resting place.
Isaac had several young children and his loss would cause the breakup of the family. His widow (Sarah) remarried and his son Isaac Jr. would live with the famous Daniel Boone. Kanawha Co., VA records indicated that another son, Matthias, was raised by Isaac's brother Peter Van Bibber.
An inventory of his possessions is found in Botetourt County, Virginia, his widow, Sarah (Davis) Van Bibber, administrator. Journal of the Greenbrier County Historical Society, Volume 4, No. 4. L. C. Draper's MMs, Volume 5, The Boone Papers, Letter of the Van Bibbers. History of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Otis Rice, page 102. --Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Volume 3, No. 7, May 1999. (August 24, 2001) ***
Events
| Birth | 2 Feb 1725 | Cecil, Baltimore, Maryland, British America | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1740 | Mathews, Virginia - Sarah DAVIS | |||
| Alt name | 1750 | Rev. Isaac Michael VAN BIBBER | |||
| Occupation | 1750 | Old Side Baptist Minister | |||
| Residence | 1772 | West Virginia, British America | |||
| Military | 1774 | The Battle of Point Pleasant |  | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1774 | Issac was killed in the battle of 1774 at Point Pleasant. | | ||
| Burial | 11 Oct 1774 | Tu-Endie State Park Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, British America |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah DAVIS (1730 - 1790) |
| Child | Peter VAN BIBBER (1751 - 1816) |
| Father | Peter VANBIBBER I (1695 - 1769) |
| Mother | Ann Henriette GOODING (1696 - 1738) |
| Sibling | Peter VAN BIBBER II (1732 - 1796) |
Notes
Military
He volunteered in the Army of General Andrew Lewis at Lewisburg in 1774. Isaac was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant and is buried beside Col. Charles Lewis.For a long time the Battle was not considered the beginning of the Revolutionary War but many years later, Congress decreed that it definitely was.